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No change can be practicable which is not equal in advantage to all nations; for the Equality of Nations is not a dry dogma merely of International Law, but a vital sentiment common to all.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “No change can be practicable which is not equal in advantage to all nations; for the Equality of Nations is not a dry…”
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Sumner asserts that true equality among nations is essential for international law and relations.
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